Meet the Administration

With over 25 years of experience in the field of special education, my journey at Valley began early on in my educational career. I became a teacher of students with moderate to severe disabilities in Valley’s high school life skills program in July of 2004. The rapid growth of the program gave me the opportunity to work alongside school administrators to continuously develop and implement new and exciting programming to meet the needs of our increasing and diversified student population. Over the years I’ve been fortunate to have had opportunities for both personal and professional growth, which has led me to my current role as Principal of the Transitional High School, Transitional Programming and Principal of the Middle School, one that I have held since 2013. I am grateful for the opportunity I have had to work with such an inspiring and incredible team of students, colleagues, staff, and families throughout my years at Valley.

I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Humanities and Social Sciences (minoring in Elementary Education) from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and a Master’s degree in Special Education from Fitchburg State University, where I also worked as an adjunct instructor for several years.

With over 25 years in the field of special education, I currently hold the position of Assistant Principal of the Middle and High School Transitional Programs here at Valley Collaborative. My passion has always been working collaboratively to build strong culture and developing a sense of belonging for all staff and students. My career at Valley Collaborative began as a special education teacher in the middle school, and my experience collaborating with other teachers, administration, therapists, and middle school staff promoted the importance of working closely with a team.  I am so proud and thankful to be part of the Valley family for over 20 years and being a part of building the strong culture that exists here at Valley today.

I always knew that I wanted to serve the Special Education world even as a freshman in high school, supporting kids with learning challenges completing their homework at a local daycare center, where I worked for 8 years.  My pursuit of being an educator brought me to Wheaton College where I completed my undergraduate work majoring in Psychology with a minor in Education.  From there I received my Master’s in Special Education at Framingham State College.  During that time, I spent 6 years at the Protestant Guild before finding my forever home at Valley Collaborative.